Auto axle support



D. BUCKLEY.

AUTO AXLE SUPPORT. APPLKCATION mm: JUNE I3, 1921.

1,432,963. Patented 0t;z4,1922.j

INVENTOR Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

STATES PATENT AUTO AXLE SUPPORT.

Application filed June 13, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that Dunn BUCKLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Tyrrell, in the county of Trumbull and State ofOhio, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auto AxleSupports, of which the following is a s ecification.

This invention relates to a fiont axle brace and a clamp forautomobiles.

The principal object is to provide a device which will keep and supportthe front axle member in an upright position. Automobiles such as theFord are provided with front axles formed so as to take the shape of anI-beam. In order to hold this front axle in an upright or verticalposition, manufacturers have attached a radius rod with the two endssecured underneath the front axle I-beam, near the outer ends, in orderto keep the same from tilting. The outer ends of said radius rod areprovided with a hole, and are secured by means of bolts passing througha hole in the front axle, and through the hole in the end of said radiusrod. There is a continuous pressure on said radius rod which causes thehole in the end of said radius rod to become elongated, thereby allowingthe front axle to tilt. This throws the front wheel attachment assemblyout of a vertical position, thereby making it difficult to steer themachine. Another bad effect caused by said tilting is to cause an uneventread engagement with the road, thereby causing unnecessary wear on thefront tire.

In order to correct this tilting of the front axle, I have provided afront axle brace and clamp made in two parts. The clamping portionsecurely clamping the lower flange of the I-beam of the front axle,while the other portion is secured to the radiusrod immediately back ofthe front axle, and has an upwardly extending shoulder bracing the innerupper edge of the flange of the I-beam, as above described.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel combina- Serial No. 477,076.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device properly installed.

Figure 3 is detail view showing the front axle in cross section, and oneend of the radius rod assembled to the front axle without the deviceattached.

By referring to Figure 1 it will be seen that I have provided a bodyportion 1 having a concave portion 2 which fits securely over the end ofa radius rod 3, and is secured to said radius rod by means of a U-bolt1, which straddles the end of the radius rod 3 and projects through thebody portion 1 at points 5 and 6. This body portion 1 is provided withan upturned brace member 7, which fits securely against the inner flange8 of the upper head 9 of the front axle or I-beam 10. It will also beseen that this body portion 1 is provided with a longitudinal recess 11into which fits the inner flange 12 of the lower head 13 of the frontaxle or I-beam 10. In order to hold this body portion 1 in properposition, I have provided a clamping member 14: which fits over theouter flange 15 of the lower head 13 of the front axle or I-beam 10. hisclamping member 14 is held in position by means of a bolt 16 whichpasses through a hole in the base portion 17 of the clamping member 14,and through the base member 18 of the body port-ion 1.

By referring to Figure 3 it will be seen that a bolt 19 passes throughthe front axle or I-beam 10, and through a hole 20 formed at the end ofthe radius rod 3. This radius rod 3 is installed to keep the front axleor I-bea-m 10 in an upright position, but as the wheel 21 travels backor forth there is a tendency to loosen the nut 22, thereby exerting anundue force upon the front and back walls of the hole 20, thereby intime causing the same to be elongated. By means of my device thiscondition is eliminated and the front axle or I-beam 10 held securely inan upright position.

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a body portion, a concave portionformed on the underside of the said body portion so as to fit over thetop of a radius rod, a U-bolt straddling said radius rod and projectedupwardly through the body portion, an upturned brace member formed onthe top of device, substantially as described for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I my signature. 10

DUER BUCKLEY. \Vitnesses:

MARTHA B. MOCARTNEY, HENRY GREENWALD.

